Oreo Is Seriously Giving Away a Million Candy Bars Today

If you've recently enjoyed National Cold Cuts Day and followed it up with a celebration of National Cheese Doodle Day (both totally real things that happened this month), you probably don't need to be told that March 6 is National Oreo Day. If you're basically everyone else in the world: Hey, March 6 is National Oreo Day.

It lands on the 106th birthday of the delicious creme-stuffed cookie. You probably don't care. What you should care about is that the company is celebrating by making sure basically anyone who wants to can taste some sweet, sweet Oreo goodness in honor of the intensely specific food holiday.

Oreo is giving away more than a million Oreo Chocolate Candy Bars on March 6. Starting at 6am EST, head to OreoBirthdayGiveaway.com. The first million folks to get there are getting a free candy bar. You don't have to download an app or get a tattoo or do anything untoward.

And because nothing is ever simple, Shaq is getting involved. It's his birthday, too. If you live in his hometown of Atlanta, you can have the man give you a candy bar in person. (If you're unfamiliar, Shaq is a 90s actor best known as the star of Kazaam and the face behind Sega's "Shaq Fu" video game.)

Starting at 1:30pm EST in Atlanta, Shaq will be hanging out at the Atlantic Station for what they're calling... wait for it... "Snack Shaq." Get it? He'll dole out some candy and, probably, high fives. (The times for both the national giveaway and the Atlanta event were pushed back on Monday night, according to Delish. The altered times are due to weather conditions.)

Where to Get Free Food and Other Specials on St. Patrick's Day

The St. Paddy's slow-down is inevitable, friends. You will reach a certain age where drinking your weight in green beer at the rowdiest Irish pub -- starting at 7am with green eggs and ham, naturally -- just loses its luster. It's not your fault. Time waits for no one. And neither do hangovers.

Luckily, there are still ways for you to celebrate Irish heritage (and St. Patrick, the color green... or whatever reason we actually celebrate St. Patrick's day?) on the 17th of March -- and in some cases, all month long. There's cheap stuff, green stuff, boozy stuff, shamrock stuff, beer stuff, and best of all free stuff, all at the end of the chain restaurant rainbow.

Oh, and if you actually do decide to embrace your inner 22-year-old and drink your weight in green beer, anyway: good news! St. Patrick's Day is on a Saturday this year (just line your guts with green donuts, first).

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The Questions You’re Too Afraid to Ask About St. Patrick’s Day, Answered

Whether you're ready or not, St. Patrick's Day is upon us. The bars will be packed, the Chicago River will run green, and you will either be taking cover in your apartment or out among the revelers singing the only Dropkick Murphys song anyone knows. These are both wonderful options, and we support your decision to pick either one. But before you do, maybe take a second to learn why we're all pinching each other and pouring green booze into our gills to begin with.

Here's a simple breakdown to help answer some some of the St. Patrick's Day questions you may be too afraid to ask at this point.